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AVATAR land coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Thread starter DocMcHulk
- Start date
Tom
Beta Return
It could have been worse....
Thunder Mesa :hurl:
WHAT????? WRE would have been incredible!
Wait...are you disparaging Thunder Mesa?!?!
First time I've ever heard that....and it confuses me...:lookaroun
Me too.
Yes!
Captain Neo
Well-Known Member
Splash Mountain + Big Thunder Mountain Railroad > Thunder Mesa
Lee
Adventurer
Nah...
WRE +BTM+ Thunder Mesa building > SM + BTM
IMHSHO
But, it's a pointless debate.
G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
Wow. All hail Big Thunder Mesa! LOL I didn't realize there was such an interest in this idea. Maybe it would have been decent, or even awesome. I suppose the article I read just made it sound too corney. I tell you exactly what image popped into my mind when I read the article, the campground the Griswalds stopped at in Nat. Lampoons Vacation.
tl77
Well-Known Member
Quick Question. Where did you get that from or did you make it yourself?It could have been worse....
Thunder Mesa :hurl:
Didn't think this fit in the parks forum but could be relevant to the future land.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=836106
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=836106
Lee
Adventurer
It is a well known piece of concept art, and was used as a WDW postcard in the early '70s.
Captain Neo
Well-Known Member
I'm going off an old Jim Hill article but from what I know the version of thunder mountain that would have been part of Thunder Mesa would have been a lot smaller scale and mostly indoors with a forward/backward section. Basically the bat cave from BTM + the first part of Expedition Everest.
Plus, Splash Mountain (in DL) saved all those great Marc Davis America Sings AA's from destruction so I give props to Baxter and Gordon for that.
Skibum1970
Well-Known Member
Just look at the Grizzly Gulch area in Hong Kong Disneyland that is currently being built. I would think that something along those lines would have been very nice. I don't know much about Thunder Mesa but GG seems like a good replacement idea.
Captain Neo
Well-Known Member
replacement for what?
Skibum1970
Well-Known Member
I would say Tom Sawyer Island but having Big Thunder there may be redundant. Otherwise, Grizzly Gulch or a derivative could be in Animal Kingdom. Of course, one could argue the Expedition Everest makes it redundant there as well. Okay, so it may not be a good replacement.
Still, I wish that WDW would receive something along those lines, in terms of theming. I still see Tokyo DisneySea pictures and am in awe of what was accomplished. If Avatar Land rivaled that park (or even just a piece such as Journey To The Center of the Earth), it would be a great addition.
Still, I wish that WDW would receive something along those lines, in terms of theming. I still see Tokyo DisneySea pictures and am in awe of what was accomplished. If Avatar Land rivaled that park (or even just a piece such as Journey To The Center of the Earth), it would be a great addition.
Cornballman
Member
Haven't seen anything lately. Any news? Any updates? Any anything? One would think with universal doing hp 2.0 expansion we might be hearing something.........bueller?
bubbles1812
Well-Known Member
All quiet on the eastern front
Though the western front has at least been active...not that it is relevant to WDW. 
asianway
Well-Known Member
Some chatter that the conversion of Beastly Bazaar to M&G is the harbinger of Avatar...but I have my doubtsAll quiet on the eastern front
menamechris
Well-Known Member
I haven't heard anything new - but Kevin Yee suggested in one of his posts that the new meet and greet location (taking the place of one of the stores) could be to beegin to move the characters out of Camp Mickey-Minnie. I suppose so construction of some sort can begin sooner rather than later. Even if its just leveling the area to have a clean slate.
Unfortunately, I don't expect to hear anything of substance about anything until the Carsland frenzy dies down. Then they will need some material to fill the Disney Parks Blog with. Then maybe we will get some info about not just Avatar, but other WDW opening dates and announcements. But right now...corporate is pretty much all wrapped up in what's happening in CA...
